Control Arm Connected To Selection Gear And Movable To Engage Key-lever Actuated Abutment Patents (Class 400/164.3)
  • Ergonomic computer alignment
    Patent number: 8139034
    Abstract: A system and computer program product for automatically positioning a computer to an ergonomically correct orientation are presented. An optic sensor at a top of a computer monitor measures a distance and angle to a user's eye. This distance and angle, along with stored anatomical data for a specific user, are used to automatically adjust a base of the computer, thus positioning the computer's keyboard in an ergonomically correct alignment for the specific user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Shadi E. Albouyeh, Steven M. Kyle, Yen-Kwang Lin
  • Ergonomic computer alignment
    Patent number: 7439956
    Abstract: A method, system and computer program product for automatically positioning a computer to an ergonomically correct orientation are presented. An optic sensor at a top of a computer monitor measures a distance and angle to a user's eye. This distance and angle, along with stored anatomical data for a specific user, are used to automatically adjust a base of the computer, thus positioning the computer's keyboard in an ergonomically correct alignment for the specific user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Shadi E. Albouyeh, Steven M. Kyle, Yen-Kwang Lin